Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Subject "Economic growth"

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    • An Analysis of the Relationship Between Public Debt and Economic Growth in Africa 

      Moki, Meshach (School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2012-11)
      Almost all developing country governments face budget deficit due to high expenditure and fewer revenues. Governments can get revenue by increasing taxes, printing money, domestic or external borrowing and using previous ...

    • The Effect of Credit on Economic Growth in Kenya 

      Mwalungo, Milkah K (School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)
      The objective of the study was to establish the effect of credit on economic growth in Kenya. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to achieve the objective of the study. A regression model was used to carry ...

    • An empirical assessment of the link between Kenya’s indirect taxation and economic growth 

      Otieno, Duncan E. Onduru (Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2003-09)
      This study analyses the impact of indirect taxes as a whole and the different types of indirect taxes in particular, on economic growth within the context of a simple endogenous growth model. Using a time series analysis ...

    • Exports and Economic Growth Relationship in Kenya:causality and Co-integration Analysis (1970 - 2004) 

      Kariuki, Godfrey M (Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2006-07)
      The relationship between exports and economic growth has been analysed for a long period. Whether exports expansion cause economic gains or losses, whether economic growth causes exports expansion or reduction, and whether ...

    • Financial development and economic growth in Kenya 

      Muli, Anthony M (Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2008-07)
      The relationship between financial development and economic growth is a crucial issue for both developing and developed countries. The importance of this issue depends on the financial intermediation functions and their ...

    • The impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on economic growth in Kenya 

      Ng’ang’a, Wilson K (University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2013-10)
      This paper examines the effects of FDI flows on Kenyan economic growth over the period 1985- 2011. The analysis applies ordinary least square (OLS) regressions technique with net FDI inflows as the main variables of ...

    • Impact of petroleum consumption on economic growth in Kenya 

      Wanjiku, Eunice Wambui (School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2011-11)
      This study sought to investigate the relationship between petroleum consumption and economic growth between 1980 and 2009 in Kenya. The amount of petroleum consumed was used as a proxy of energy infrastructure growth. ...

    • Relationship between economic growth and real estate prices in Kenya 

      Muthee, Karuana M (School of business, 2012-11)
      Real estate investments and prices are good measures for reflecting expected real estate demand, and serve as good predictors of economic growth (Knight Frank, 2011). The "real estate" market and industry will be considered ...

    • The role of health in economic growth in Kenya 

      Mukere, Patricia G (School of Economics, 2006-07)
      Good health produces healthy people capable of participating in economic, social and political development of a country. Better health improves labour productivity as it reduces production losses caused by worker illness ...

    • The structure, trend and impact of domestic debt on economic growth 

      Chironga, CJO (Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2003-08)
      This study seeks to examine the structure, magnitude, level, and determinants of public domestic debt in Kenya for the period 1990-2001. It further examines the trend and impact of domestic debt directly on the economic ...